Although the urban circles of North and South America and LEOPORT have been bombed into utter chaos—with mechas, drones, aerial carriers, and supersonic missiles wreaking havoc—private shuttles bearing the Panlong logo still manage to cross war zones unscathed, landing in the Yingzhou Metropolitan Circle under Takamanohara's control.
A man and a woman step out of the shuttle. They are dressed in formal attire, wearing augmented leather shoes and carrying alloy briefcases. Their tall, lean figures are reminiscent of nine-head proportioned model templates, with sleek curves and taut muscles comparable to bodybuilding champions. Their faces, however, are smooth and featureless—devoid of eyes, ears, noses, and mouths. From a distance, they evoke an uncanny valley-like sense of awe and disquiet.
Yes, these are not Daoists but bioroid prosthetic bodies wearing disguise masks to conceal their identities.
